Letters - Malaysian diving reaches new high with silver medal
KUDOS to our divers Pandelela Rinong and Cheong Jun Hoong for their magnificent silver medal win, the first diving medal for Malaysia in the women’s 10m platform synchronised. It brought cheers and...
View ArticleLook at corporate retirement plans
I REFER to "92% of M'sians worry about retirement: BNM (Sunbiz, Aug 11). The statistics from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) are alarming: 68% of its members aged 54 in December 2014 had less than...
View ArticleLetters - EPF still the best
"LOOK at corporate retirement plans" (Letters, Aug 12) refers. I am not sure if the writer is advocating that companies arrange for retirement plans for employees or companies set up corporate...
View ArticleLetters - Catch the big fish first and the small fish will fall in line
THE successful head of the National Revenue Recovery Enforcement Team at the Attorney-General's Office has taken over as the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission boss. Hence some of the legal cases...
View ArticleLetters - Graft charges must stick
I AM absolutely amazed at the speed with which the new MACC director nabbed big fish and presented them to court. This coming after three top Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officials retired or...
View ArticleLetters - Psychiatric care just as important
I REFER to the article in your newspaper (theSun Aug 16, 2016) of an interview with a psychiatrist from Putarjaya Hospital that pleads for society to discard the stigma against people with mental...
View ArticleLetters - Peng Soon and Liu Ying can walk tall
DESPITE our badminton mixed doubles pair losing the final at Rio to the Indonesians, the nation is proud and appreciative of Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying who displayed fantastic sportsmanship and...
View ArticleLetters - Keep politics out of the navy
IN “More non-Malays urged to join navy” (News Without Borders, Aug 19), Naval Human Resources Assistant Chief of Staff Datuk Abdul Rahman Abd Karim suggested that retired naval personnel continue...
View ArticleLetters - Discourteous not to get Unesco’s opinion
A LETTER to Unesco on Sia Boey (old Prangin Market) has angered the Penang state authorities. This proposed site for the transport hub is just across the 40ft-wide Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong from the...
View ArticleLetters - A dream for a better Malaysia
THE achievements of our Malaysian heroes and heroines at the 2016 Rio Olympics have inspired me to write this piece in the hope that it will galvanise fellow Malaysians to think hard about our...
View ArticleLetters - Review Puchong-Subang LRT fare
I LIVE in Puchong and work in Bandar Sunway. I recently decided to switch to public transport by making use of the new LRT extension. On my first trip last week, I was shocked that a one-way trip from...
View ArticleLetters - LRT fares relatively low
WE refer to "Review Puchong-Subang LRT fare" (Letters, Aug 26). The writer shared that his first trip from a LRT station in Puchong to Sunway via the BRT Sunway Line cost him RM9. The writer also...
View ArticleLetters - Get tough on worksite safety
THURSDAY'S tragedy where a motorist was crushed to death by a sheave hook refers. How could the crane operator be singly liable for this accident? The safety officer and the engineers who certified the...
View ArticleLetters - Misplaced no parking zones
I CAN understand the need to regulate parking in commercial areas but why are some residential areas such as Section 11 Petaling Jaya opposite University Malaya Medical Centre gazetted as No Parking...
View ArticleLetters - Why our fight against Zika will fail
I HOPE the title has encouraged you to read this article. It is not meant to be pessimistic but a realistic look at our current situation. The opinions expressed here are personal and do not reflect...
View ArticleLetters - Language teachers need to shape up
“WE need more English teachers” (Off the Cuff, Sept 2) refers. We have certified English teachers but they do not seem to have a love for the language. Even when one is thrust into a role that is not...
View ArticleLetters - G25 torchbearers need our support
IT's a breath of fresh air and a source of much pride to me and many to have read that a former PTD (Pegawai Pentadbiran Diplomatic) colleague Tan Sri Alwi Jantan has come out strongly to support our...
View ArticleLetters - A distant dream
I REFER to Citizen Nades musings in Hold the directors responsible (Sept 5) about the director's responsibility as well appointment of suitable and qualified ones to fit the individual need of an...
View ArticleLetters - Key role for Asean’s East Asia dialogue partners
AT the recently concluded Asean Summits in Laos, the deliberations and decisions for future cooperation and action, in particular during the East Asia Summit (EAS) — attended by 18 countries, namely...
View ArticleLetter - Persistence pays off
HISTORY was created over the weekend by our three Paralympians in Rio de Janeiro. Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Puzi won gold in the 100m T36 (cerebral palsy) clocking 12.07 secs; in the shot putt F20...
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